#4E457D#4E457D

#4E457D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.091 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E457D
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 125)
HSL	hsl(250, 29%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(250, 45%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 44.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, 18.15, -30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 35.52, 300.72°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.0301 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.091 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.9707, 7.3564, 20.3453)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E457D #747D45

analogous

#45587D #4E457D #6A457D

triadic

#4E457D #7D4E45 #457D4E

tetradic

#4E457D #7D4558 #747D45 #457D6A

square

#4E457D #7D4558 #747D45 #457D6A

split-complementary

#4E457D #7D6A45 #587D45

monochromatic

#1D192E #352F56 #4E457D #675BA4 #8B82BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#4E457D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4E457D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E457D

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E457D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E457D	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324E7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324B7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42505B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e457d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.091 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a3',
    500: '#4e457d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e457d;
$custom-light: #8278a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e457d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.643,
    "s": 28.866,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42619,
    "c": 0.09107,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E457D

secondary

#9EA678

accent

#C563B5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF3

border

#CAC8CD

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E457D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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